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First Look 2012 Saab 9-5 SportCombi - 2012 Saab 9-5 interior update

Were glad to see that the Saab 9-5 SportCombi is looking good once again. During the General Motors-influenced mid-2000s, the 9-5 took on a bit of a weird shape (those chrome-ringed Dame Edna headlamps were just awful), and thus, the subsequent wagon variant wasnt nearly as special as the generation that debuted in the late-1990s. That all changes now, as Saab has officially pulled the wraps off of the SportCombi of the new 9-5, and might we say, hubba hubba.

Aside from the addition of some rear windows and some sheetmetal, nothing significant has changed in the 9-5s transition from a sedan to a proper station wagon. Both the 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four and 2.8-liter turbo-six will still be on hand, with the larger engine paired to the automakers XWD all-wheel-drive system. Look for production to start later this year.

The Saab 9-5 SportCombi will essentially be a 2012 model and the cars (there were two of them) on display at the Geneva Motor Show both had the same updated interior dash panel fitted.

It’s believed that this will be available on both the sedan and the wagon from MY20

12. There were whispers about some dark wood and brushed aluminium as well, but those w

ere not

confirmed so let’s not get too excited just yet.

This certainly seems to be on the way, though. We tried to get some photos of it up close at the show but the results were a little lacklustre, with glare and hotspots showing up here and there. I asked Saab’s professional hired gun, Charlie McGee, to get a good shot for us and here’s what he served up (fantastic work, one again.